06 February 2018
Talks To Restore Power-Sharing Executive Continue
Talks between Northern Ireland's five main parties to restore a power-sharing Executive are continuing at Stormont. Politicians have been holding talks since last month. Northern Ireland has been without an Assembly for over a year, following an argument between the DUP and Sinn Féin over the botched Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.

07 October 2002
Chief Constable apologises for 'manner' of police raids
PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde has made an apology for the manner in which the raid on Sinn Féin's Stormont office was carried out. The Chief Constable said that he had reviewed footage of the raid and that with hindsight the Friday raid on the Stormont Sinn Féin office should have been conducted differently.

07 February 2018
Secretary Of State To Update MPs On Stormont Talks
The Secretary of State is due to speak at the House of Commons to update MPs over talks to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland. Discussions between the five main parties are continuing at Stormont in a bid to break the ongoing impasse. NI has been without an Executive since January last year.

15 January 2004
Adams warns of 'dangerous' political drift
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has expressed concerns about what he said is "a dangerous and deeply worrying sense of drift in the political situation since the Assembly elections in November".

03 April 2006
Sinn Féin meet with Prime Minister to discuss devolution
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has travelled to London today to meet with the Prime Minister to discuss the government's plans for restoring devolution in the province. The party's Chief negotiator Martin McGuinness and north Belfast assembly member Gerry Kelly also accompanied Mr Adams to meet with Tony Blair at Downing Street.

15 February 2018
Sinn Fein To Meet With Irish And UK Governments After Talks Fail
Sinn Fein is to meet with both the Irish and UK governments today, 15 February, after DUP leader Arlene Foster confirmed talks to restore power-sharing in NI had failed. Northern Ireland has been without an Executive since January 2017. Mr Foster said there was "no current prospect" of a deal.

08 August 2014
Good Friday Agreement Under Threat - Adams
The Good Friday Agreement is facing its greatest ever challenge, according to Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams. Mr Adams made the comments in a keynote statement today, when he said the "political process faces its greatest challenge since the Good Friday Agreement negotiations in 1998.

28 November 2003
Final results in for 2003 NI Assembly election
UPDATE: With all counts declared on Friday evening the clear winners are the Rev Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party who have claimed 10 more seats on the Assembly and Sinn Féin who have won 6 seats.

29 January 2018
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested Under Terrorism Act Released A man arrested under the Terrorism Act in connection with an explosion in east Belfast has been released unconditionally.

08 May 2015
NI Election Results Announced
The results of the elected 18 MPs to Westminster have been announced following an overnight count. The DUP won eight seats, Sinn Fein took four, the SDLP won three, the UUP took two and one independent.

27 September 2005
Paisley expresses 'shock' at IICD declaration
DUP leader Ian Paisley has expressed his "shock" at information given during discussions with Independent International Commission for Decommissioning (IICD) chief General John de Chastelain. Dr Paisley requested the meeting following yesterday's announcement that the IRA had decommissioned all of its weapons.

31 July 2014
DUP And Sinn Féin Agree On Budget
A deal is understood to have been reached on Stormont's latest quarterly budget, according to a report by the BBC. The report says that a meeting of the Northern Ireland Executive is to be held today in order to ratify the deal. It follows four weeks of delays.

Northern Ireland Weather

Today:

A cloudy day across all parts although Antrim and County Down will stay dry for much of this morning. Patchy light rain and drizzle along with misty, murky conditions will extend eastwards this morning, affecting all parts this afternoon. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy, damp night with patchy light rain and drizzle gradually dying out. It will be a very mild night with light winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.